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shidoburrito's Reviews (1.54k)
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Starting out, I thought to myself This isn't horror! but just be patient, it gets there. Just like Ji-won, you gotta work up the courage to face eating the fish eyes, and then after that you too will not get enough of this book. Especially if you're in your angry feminist phase (is it perimenopause or feminism LOL), like me! TW: Disgusting, sexist, misogynistic, abusive, cheating men are in this book.
But the ending? Chef's kiss.
But the ending? Chef's kiss.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've never read anything by Richard Osman before. It was decidedly fine. A regular murder mystery with slightly quirky characters and enough of them were rich so that you could fly around the world to different places on wild goose chases. The characters were also fine. I didn't hate it. I didn't love it. The only characters I had any sort of feelings for were Steve (a sweetie) and Rosie (funny and strong).
Didn't impress me enough to delve into any more of his books. I don't even know how this one got on my TBR list? I'll stick to my funnier murder mysteries.
Didn't impress me enough to delve into any more of his books. I don't even know how this one got on my TBR list? I'll stick to my funnier murder mysteries.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Drug use
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's gushy, it's gory, it's squishy and slimy and elastic and oozing, it's Shesheshen! And she is a monster (I pretty much pictured like a slime monster in my mind?) that is growing a heart while she's falling in love. And it's full of disgusting and sweet moments and plenty of people are getting eaten. A romantic tale as old as time, ya know?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Cannibalism
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
You want a horror book with all the monsters and creatures and horrific deaths? Written and set up like a summer blockbuster from Roland Emmerich in the 90's? Excellent, you'll enjoy this book! Think of those tour Jeeps in Jurassic Park, but instead of dinosaurs it was almost every type of monster and demon from fairy tales and movies, chomping down on the tourists after their bus breaks down in the middle of the forest.
The ending was a little tough and the most gruesome part, but all in all, I had fun listening to this audio book!
The ending was a little tough and the most gruesome part, but all in all, I had fun listening to this audio book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very dark book full of bleak, poetic language painting the gloomy scene as if straight from a wicked fairy tale. I must say I did enjoy the ace representation! The ending was befitting of this disturbing book. Have fun!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Ugh, OK, we get it already. Should she listen to her dragon side and pick Riley (no, he's stupid), or her human side and pick Garrett (yes, and when he dies, just go be with Riley, problem solved). Also, once I realized how often the author used a simile (like, once per paragraph), I started to go a little nuts. They weren't even GOOD similes. So a drastic drop in my rating of this series. The novelty of dragons being able to turn into humans has worn off and all I'm left with is incredibly dull teen angst with a Twilight complex. Blech.
Much better than the first volume! Pretty much concludes the series like the movie, but Callaghan's daughter is much younger.
A nice guide for girls starting to identify as a geek, nerd, or otaku. I've been some of those terms for a while now, and working on others, so most of it wasn't new to me. But it has some great interviews with women in the nerd culture, and a great section about feminism in the nerd world.
I appreciated the chapter on fanfiction and that no matter what you write, no matter what the rating, if you write it for yourself and not others, you are doing it right. Makes me happy!
I appreciated the chapter on fanfiction and that no matter what you write, no matter what the rating, if you write it for yourself and not others, you are doing it right. Makes me happy!
I can tell when a book is scaring me when I have a restless nights of weird dreams and foreboding feelings. This book did that. The atmosphere just gets steadily darker and darker as the characters slowly decline into madness and begin to doubt themselves. It really gets to you!
BUT, my major complaint is the author's portrayal of the female characters. Yes, this book is getting up there in years, having been published in the 1970's. And while all the characters were never lovable, especially as their deepest secrets and fears were brought to light, the female characters in particular were portrayed rather poorly. No one was able to stand up for themselves. All of their hauntings and fears were sexual. Edith's only reason for being there was because she simply couldn't LIVE without her husband for a week without breaking down and had to stay by his side. And her greatest fear was discovering she was in fact a lesbian? Oh horrors! She also mentions how she and her husband rarely, if ever, have sex: he because of crippling polio, her because of a sexually abusive father. Remind me again why you can't live without your husband?
Anyway, despite the book actually being scary, and a great page turner, the sexism brought my rating down a bit. So if you don't mind a good, classic, whiny, dependent female character, but want something spoopy, then this book is for you!
BUT, my major complaint is the author's portrayal of the female characters. Yes, this book is getting up there in years, having been published in the 1970's. And while all the characters were never lovable, especially as their deepest secrets and fears were brought to light, the female characters in particular were portrayed rather poorly. No one was able to stand up for themselves. All of their hauntings and fears were sexual. Edith's only reason for being there was because she simply couldn't LIVE without her husband for a week without breaking down and had to stay by his side. And her greatest fear was discovering she was in fact a lesbian? Oh horrors! She also mentions how she and her husband rarely, if ever, have sex: he because of crippling polio, her because of a sexually abusive father. Remind me again why you can't live without your husband?
Anyway, despite the book actually being scary, and a great page turner, the sexism brought my rating down a bit. So if you don't mind a good, classic, whiny, dependent female character, but want something spoopy, then this book is for you!
I started this one during Halloween week, but another, scarier book, gained my full attention. From what I read, it's a juvenile fiction book that's a pretty easy read, as the writing is simple. Perhaps tweens ages 9+ would enjoy it's spooky-ness!